Shelving



Oct. 2l, 1930.

A. A. PANNIER l SHELVING Filed July 22. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. A. PANNIER Oct. 2l, 1930'.

sHELvING Filed July 22, v1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Pareri-red oct. 21,1930y f .1,7*78.98251A f A -YARTHUR, A. PANmEiaorsALr-Lmm orrmu'ian j l. :i

sIaVrnLvIns "Appncatipn'l'led :muy a2,v Thisl invention relates to shelving Vsuch as: is f.

generallyu'sedfin stores,o llices or Warehouses, 'f for sup'portlngmerchandise or articles `of any V kind. v t

-Theprincipal objects of the inventionare to- 'provide` shelving,v preferably made ofv metal, which shall:

FirstgjBe easily-'fandy quickly erectedorVV taken down as"y fthe' case' may require-,therefore being essentiallyportable.J f 'f Second.. Afford the'convenience and econl.

omy "ofV having onlyg-affevv interchangeable unit parts, so that ai great variety of shelvingv or cabinets may be'constructedfrom shapes of comparativelyfew vvariations,.these'shapes beingg'carriedin stock lin long lengths with connection facilities ready I formed therein,VA

and cut up ais requiredfor vany particular'job'.

. Third. Have' theY shelf supports-,adjustable Withv reference `to thesupporting stand-V ards. j.. v-

Fourth. Be sirnp'le" and comparatively low AIn attainingv these objects, .I preferalolyA carry the shelves on, transverse supporting members, which in turn, are carried on posts or standards, one ateach corner of a shelf.

The posts may lloe-of diiferent .shapes inl crosslsection, although Iprefer to make the cross-V lsection substantially a vU-shape.-

lnI constructing along line of shelves, thesame' cross-section may-.be 'used for the intermediate posts as for theV en'dfposts. Y'Each' legY of the U be perforated, the perfora-'i tions having the general shape of the transf verse shelf supports,preferablygin the form Aof bars, which latter ymay extend'from post to post-,.andfbe easily'slipped into place ortaken out for adj usting the positions' of they shelves inthe finished:structure,l Thepost perforar*V tions-'are preferably in-f-.pairsin eachleg, so

Y that thebars supporting.tl-iejfiont and rear ofthe'shelves, as Well jas inclinedfinterme-,- diatebracing )and supporting bars, maybe accommodated. 1, The, pairs' Tof fperforations areA l preferably formed comparatively .close vtogether along the verticaldimension o f each post, so that inthe finished structure, the shelves maybe adjusted closely to varying requirements.Vv i z Y- i929. serial Nogssaoss. 1;

The posts vloe-formed:ofsheet 'metalVV and may have lugs formed. integrally'ther l with, by stamping, nefset ofV such lugs' being provided for cross-member connections `and f another lset for inclined br:icing-member conef y lnectlons extendingy froml one p0s`t=to r.an-fy other.-

-1By maintaining various regular dimen-v sions between thepo'sts from front to-backand side to side, standard stock-:dimensions may.y

be maintained, making itlpossible to supply longistock bars of :material in Whichijthe'desired connections are",l factoryeformed, :the stock barsV needing-onlyato beecut 'toy the desired lengths. i

- Fig. 5,"anenlargemen-t of,l substantially i portion enclosed byline 5' in` Fig. 3,1

Fig. ,6, anzenlargement Vof substantially the portionenclosed by` line v*6, linFig.` 4

kthe protection of Letters Patenty is desired,` 1

- Figi. 7, a sectionl taken online? in'Fig'. 6; 'i

Fig. 8,'the upper portion ofa4 post viewed in perspective.;

rations for-.transversey'shelf supports;n 'j l FigrlQ, 'la fragmentary elevationl ,drawn s. 85 s Fig.v 9.,-theendportion.of'afcrossbarzready 'Y to be connected to the post' shovvn in FignS; Y

Figs. 4r10` andlll", fragmentary portions' of? posts showvingseveral modificationsy in perfo.

Y to an enlarged scale, showing the methodA "of,

removably attaching panelinclinedbraces to' .I

thenostss.. Fig'.v '13, an elevation.y of a panel inclined bracealone; and,.'` f Fig. 14, a fragmentary elevation,LA showing l a modicationoftheconnecting elements between a panel brace and apost. 'v Referring@ the drawirrathenumeral 2.0

The Vfeatures ofthisfinventonrfon which t indicates the corner posts 0f thecabinet, and

21, the intermediate posts. All the posts are preferably of comparatively thin metal, for

. instance steel, bent into'a shape having substantially a U-cross-section. If desired, however, the cross-section could be of tubular or y other form, so long as vertical walls of suffi cient strength are provided, which can be perforated Vfor the reception ofwvarious other` members. i

In the present instance, the ,perforations `are arranged 1n two rows, disposed along the vertical dimensions of the posts, the per- Vforations 24 in therow adjacent thebar. of j 'each U-section, beingin the form of inverted Ls, whilethe perforations 25 in the other grow, .that is, adjacent Vthe extremities of the 2b these alsobeingpreferably of Urshaped cross- Uslegs, are inthe. form of Ts;

posts, are cross-pieces 28 and 29 respectively,

section, though smaller than'the posts so as to .fit-between the .postlegs as shown. The

cross-pleces are fastenedi to fthe ,posts by 1 means of notchedor slotted portions `30 andl V31, interlockingV with projecting lugs 32S'and 33, respecti.vely,which may be stamped in U-legs Vof the posts. The contacting faces of the lugs 32"-and 33 arespaced apart f-ipm-thev inner faces of the post Ulegs soas to snugly accommodate the thickness of the i cross-piece u legs. n. j A Y A,

'It will be out vthe use Vof tools, by simply pushing in from top orbottom as the 'case may be.AV l

` `The'p'ost-s and cross-pieces attached'thereto as just described, form unit framesor-bentsy which are 'assembledV to "the finished shelfsupporting structure, by spacing-thenioapart the proper distance from side to side.

The frames are vtied together byinserting front and rear shelf-supporting.transverse members 35, whichmay be gmadeto vfit loosely intothe perforations 24. Y These shelfs'up` portingrmeinbers'have the notched portions 36 formed close to each extremity thereof, so

.as to engage and Vinterlock with the adjacent wall portions of the`posts, as indicated yin Fig. 7. y The shelf-supporting Y transverse members may be` conveniently brought into .theassembled'position 351,-Fig 1. i ,In a similar `manner Vdiagonal members.

. 37 asfauxiliarj'f supports i for Vth 'e"'shelves,`

be inserted inthe T-shaped notches25` where Vtheyfassume*the `final position indicatedin Fig.f4. "f1 N H After the shelf "supports and braces Vare all in place between the lpoststhe shelves l eo Y 381, areplaced in the position indicated in Figif.`

38, which'may" have@y the depending Vflanges o The structure maybe stiffened by means of the cross braces 39, which are'notched 'as Vat '40,' to engage the lugs 41 projectingV from,

Atthe top and bottom extremities of theV noticed Athat the cross-pieces 28: and 29 can easily be forcedV into place withthe exposed Yfaces (of thelrearposts, as shown` in F ig. 12.

Itw'ill be observed that the braces 39 are put in positionby simply pushing them sub stantially vertically over the heels 50. and

backof the lugs 40, thus obviating the need for tools in assembling. VIn Figll, across vbracew39 isshown independently, and its lmovement downwardly into the assembled position, shown in VFigg12,canloe readily visual-ized.r 4 At 42 is'shown a modified` form of the inalinea' panel braces. Vrnniisfom therheeis f ofthe postllugsl have a different angle with respect to 'the' bodies ofi the braces, so that the notchedportions have. a slightly'dien' ent form, whichV might in1 some (instances be preferredto the. construction 4j ust -previously described.

VAt52l andV 53 -in Figs. lOfand `11,'re`spectivei ly, are. shownV several other shapes, las ex- Y soV amples of which may be given the perfora-w tions", in theifps'ts for vshelf supports-and braces; `:Naturally the supports andbraces would be Vof lcross-section correspondingto the.respectivepost'perforations j l" The l.. L-shapedp` cross-fsectionf of the, .front and rear shelflsupporting f members 35,' is

probably the vmost :desirable for most uses,

but, as the VL-shapeis.notof asymmetrical. form, it `:becomes bnecessaryf to .utilizey aV T-shaped cross-section for the-diagonalauxiliarv shelf supports 37 inorder that? the punching'of perforations for the shelf supports in the postsma'y be uniform for both the front posts andthe rear posts. v'Ihus the same punching .may-be used, foi both, by

simply,` reversing them relatively .toA one another `in assembling. The L-perforations inthe front posts are adjacent the front faces 26, .while theL-perforationsin the rear posts are adjacent the rear faces 27, the'Teperfoi-a- Vtions in each ca'sebeing adj acentthe n'iutuallyV "11 ,Arshelving Vvstructure comprising front andrear'posts, saidposts having f a general U-shaped cross-section, connecting crosse vpieces lextendini'g from thej front posts tothe i rear. posts, the: U-legs` of said "posts havingV lugs spacedinwardly Vof said U-legs, said',-

Y cross-piecesV having notohedl portions engag-'A' ing said "lugs, transverse shelf-supporting o members extendingv between and' connected to successive front posts,`` and other'transverse membersjextending betweenand 'connected to successive rear posts.

' 2. .Ina shelving structure, supporting'posts having'` a general U-shaped rcross-section,

y tion of the post. ,n

cross-piece-connection lugs extending and spaced apart, from the legs of said U and means dening transverse-member-receivingk `perforationsgin the legs of saidU. y f ,n

v V.: Afshelving structure Comprising front ,v

posts spaced apart from OneanOther, said y posts having al general U-shaped cross-secf tion, rear posts spaced apart from one another Y and from said kfront posts, said rear posts `having a generalU-sh'aped cross-section, the, legs of the said, front posts and the legs-of saidrrear posts extendingmutually toward one another, cross-pieces extending between `corresponding front pfosts andrear posts', meansconnecting said cross-pieces to the saidgfront and to `said rear posts, transverse shelf-supporting members having lower notched fportions extending betweenv said front posts. the U-legs of said front' posts having perforationstherein to receive said transverse shelf-supporting members, the

said notched lower portionsV engaging the said U-legs; other transverse shelf-support-v f ing members having lowernotched portions, extending between said rear posts, the U-legs n of said rear posts having perforations therein v l to receive the said vother transverse shelf-` supporting members, and shelves supported by said shelf-supporting members.

4. 'Inashelving structure, supportingposts Y having a general U-shaped` cross-section, l cross-piece` connection` lugs extending, and i, spaced apart, from the legs of said U, means defining transverse-member-receivingy perforations 1n the legs of said U, and ln'clinedbrace-receiving 'lugs extending, and spaced apart, from the bar faces of said U-cross-sec- 5. In a shelving structure, a

openings in the walls of saidiposts, said openings being in pairs, said pairs extending'in substantially vertical sequence, transverse shelf-supporting members having notched portions extending through one set of open- .l l fr ings of said pairs, diagonal-shelf-supporting members having notched portions extending through theV other set of openings of said pairs,vall the said notched `portions engaging the walls Aof said posts.

' In testimony: whereof'I sign my namev 'A v hereto.l

plurality hollow posts,means defining'a kplurality of" VAirrHUR A. PANNIERQ 

